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Ffon the Baltimore Sun, 11th inst.
THE MACREADY AND FORREST
AFFAIR.
Mr. Macready did not appear at the
Astor Palace Opera House, in New York,
on Tuesday evening, so that we have no
new disturbanres to notice. Forty seven
prominent genlemen. anong them Wash
ington Irving, Ogden Hofiman, lienj. I).
Seillituan, Cornelius Mtathews, David
Graham, &c.. hearing that he had deter
mined tot to appear again, have addressed
hani a note, urging him to ieconsider his
decision, and assuring hitn thi he will he
sustained by the public. Accordingly he
was to appear again yes'erday evenine.
The Ilerald says that Mr. Mlacready will,
in a few days. poiblisha letters from Forster,
the London critic, Fettblanque, Hullwer,
andothers proving that the treatment of
Furrest in Eiglaind on his second visit,
was solely in reialiationi for the A tmerican
reception of ickens' bouk on Ametican
manners ! Mitcready it is said, endeavored
to prevent thse strictures.
The New York Courier, of Tuesday. as
we stated yesterday, charged the Macrea
dy row upon Forrest. and says lie instiga
ted the row and paid fur the admissiin ofr
the rioters, and that lie has in flicted a stain
upon the Amerietin character. The charge
of the Courier appears to have been alto
gether gratuitous and unfounded, and yes
terday's Coutier contained a retratitio. in
which one of the editors, who wrote the
former article, says:
"In connecting the name of Mr. Forrest
with their perpetration, he spoke from no
knowledge of facts which would establish
any such connection. His statements upon
this point were entirely inferential. de
had nodoubt whaever that the circum
stances of Mr. Forresi's controversy with
Mr. Macready, and the fact that Mr. For.
rest had declarcd in public that Mr. Mac
ready should never be permitted to appear
again upon the stage in this city, warranted
the inference which lie drew, that the dis
turbance on Monday night was of Mr.
Forrest's procurement. lie mnakes this
explanation. because the paragraph was
published witihout thc knowledge of the
responsible editor, who does not deemt the
facts sufficient to narrant the assertion
that Mr. Forrest had anythiug to du with
the outrage in question."
The writer further states that the charges
were made and piublished without the
knowledge or approval of the responsible
editor. Col. Webb, who adds a note, in
which be says:
"It is quite certain that there is no evi.
deanceof Mr. Furrcst's being a party to
the proceedings, and we are bound to
assume that he was not."
Latcr.-The New York Courier and
Enquirer of yesterday moruing. contains
another letter from Mr. Sedawick, on the
part of Mr. Forrest, in which lie acknowl
edges a portion of the above apology ac
ceptable, and adds!
-But your paper of this iorning con
tains an assertion which Mr. Forrest can
not, for a moument, allow to pass uncon
tradicted.
.. -You state-'as a tact,' in the aricle to
bich I refer, that 31r Forrest aade
eer be I ermitled to appear again upon
-:the stage in this city.' and the inference
again said to 'warranted bty the faet, is,
that the disturbance on Monday tnightr was
of Mr. Forrest's procuremtentt.' I
4g31,-. Forrest pronounces the assertion
to be absolutely false: asd I am instructed
to request that you will at once conitradict
it or give the authority on whose informia
lion the statement is made."
Trho Courier backs out entirely frotm
this assertion also, by saying th;:t they
"presume they were mistnformned in regtrd
to the matter, antd accordingly withdraw
enitirehv the inference drawn ftomn the
alleged statement"-and~ renews the ex
pression of regret that the origintal state
menlt shoutld have been matde.
The Courier also publishes the reply
of Macready to the comitittee of citizetns
wvho invited him to fulfil his engagement.
despite the attack that was made on himt
Monday night,~ in which he says that lie
bad determ.ined to abandon his engage
mient, but adds :
"Ia leaving this country n hich has been
endeared to nty recollectioin by long atnd
strong attachmieis. I shouldi not have donte
you the injustice of associatinig the Atmeri
can character with the ill-deeds o'f persons
uahappily too fiequently to be round itn
every large community; and in the satme
spirit which w'ould preseree me from a
hasty :and iticonsiderable jutdgmenit upon
the late occurrenices, I assent to your
request, honoring and feeling grateful for
the sethtimettt that has dictated it."
The Heral of yesterday mortning, st ates
that a hand-hillI containinig the folluinig,
was stuck up) in various parss of the city:
"Working men, shall Americans or
English mule in this city. The cre w of ithe
Btritish steamer hav-e thtreatented aill Aimer
icans who shall datre to express their opini
ions this night, at the English Aristocratic
Opera H ose! WVe advocate tno violence,
but a free expression of opinion to all
public men. Working men ! Freemen !
ytand by your lawful rights!
(Signted)
Mr. Macready has also issued it pam
phlet, entitle-d "Replies fromt Englaind to
certaini statements circulated im this couni
try againist Mr. Macreatdy." This, the
C~ourier states, must sattsfy even M r. For
rest that he has beetn labnting utider a false
inmpression.
Gasr. Sco-rT-THIE A RMY.-A NVash
ington correspondenlt of the Baltimore
Sun, says :
"It is understood-and I rejouice to hoar
it-that Presidetnt Taylor has appoitnted
General Scott commniander-in-chief of the
U. S. Army. his headquarters to be i~t
Elizabethtowna, N. J., or New York, as he
may determine. The forces will hereafter
be arranged under two divisions--North
era andh Southern-the commanids are as
signed to General Gaines and Wool-t he
senior to have the selection. Trhe head
quarters of the former division will hte im
Bahtimore, those of the southern at New
Orleans. The gallant Gaines will,.tno
doubst, prefer to remaitn at tlje latter point,
rendleritng it highly probable tliat you, will
have the intrepid WVopl as a felow-citiecfn.
"This order Is to supersode all prcvious
ar..ng=evtlis.
EDGEFIELD C. If.
WEDN ESDAY M AY 23, 1849.
07 Mr. ScAnnonnon is returned to onr
Village to remain several weeks, engaged in
the husiness of his profession. Gentlemen and
Ladies from the District generally who wish to
have their portraits takeni in the very best style,
or who adenire the noble art of Painting, will
do well to call upon M1r. Scarborongh at the
Spann lutel.
At an election held at Graniteville, on Satuw
day last, Wu. 11. Fmxaoms. was unnm-imonely
elected Capitain. and JA31ILS FouTAMs, 1st Lieu
tenant of the Graniteville Bent Company.
Canada.
Another disturbance of a serious nature has
broken out in Canada.
To our Patrons.
We once more appeal to delhnuent sumbscri
bers to pay imp their arrears. It is impossible
for a pilmnitig establishment to be caried on
withont money. The cash transactions are al
most weekly and daily. The lrinters must be
paid their regular wages; amid thu paper for
every issue is to be purchased onily on cash
terms. Our Patrons, will, therefure, perceive
tie absolute necessity of giving us a helping
hnd.
Volunteer Conupanr.
We eg the youmng meni in the Village and
vicinitv. who are interes'ed ill raising a Volun.
tcer Corps not to slacken. their efforts. It is an
object worthy of their pride aid ambitimo. acd
to meet with success, only ri qires on their
part a little active energy. A few mote names,
and the company may be organized.
Lyceum.
A meeting was held in tihe Conrt House on
Saturday Inst for the purposo of forminig a Ly
CF.M. RiEAtvio Room und LtBRttY for the
Village and District. The Rev. Wam. B. Joaus
sox being cilled to the Chair, explained the ob
ject of the mneeting and s-:t forth briefly the nd
vantages to the commimity in an intellectual
and tnoral point or view. likely to arise frmw
proper attention to the obj-.cts in questiona.
on motion of Rev., Mr. Raet, a committee
was appointed by the Chair to report a plan
and conmstiutiOl of the club for the considera
tion of an adjourned meeting to be held on Sat.
inday the 2d of June.
Death of Gen. Wortha.
The Galvestim News reports the death or
this disting'ished officer firom Cholera at San
Antoniol n time dd lk.t"Man". -
-in-me-anam-ir Gei. WORTH, the army
loses one of its brightest ornanments, nid
the countury an eminent and gallant soldier.
With a nminmd able to plait atnd amn arm to e-xe.
etite, amid widh a chmatacter highmly clivalrons
and lofty, no unilimary man omf his age had great
er claims upon thme adumiramtiont of Lhe public.
I deploring his untimely loss, it is thme dmy of
tme Patriot to weave a chaplet of iimpe'rishauble
honor arounmd his fair reputation. and deeply to
engaveott thme hearts oif his coutmrymenm his
nole gallantry so often, so aniinmemtly amid so
sincessfmnlly displayed in adding to thme glory of
tis c::untry!
The Enemy's Tactics.
The oppmosers oif the --&thern mnovemt,"
both North amid Sutth, barton in reasomn and
argmiumt, aine taskinig their wit to see what
virtue there is in ridicule amid sarcasm. It can
nitlut be a source of disgust to every deep
feelinig lover of his ciuntry to observe thme
reckless disregard :>f constitmutional rights by a
fctious maojirity in onr land, and the pitiful
efforts at satirical farce resoried to. ini order to
sustain aggres~sioni, and ridicule the tumior
ity imto submission. Ihosts of Northern and
Soutiern pa rtizanm hirelings are lending the vin
cos passions of thmeim nature to brinig reprnachi
ipon time effomrts of * high miinded people
making in defence of thtei- liberties agimmet the
encocmtents of a recklesa antd delnded ma~
jOity. Ate not such men degenerate offspring
from thlie no'>le spirits whio achieve'd ourRe
tion? Ilavo they nmot forgotten thme exalted
precipts of trite Anmerican liberty ? They
preach suibimissions to wrongs. which wotuld be
absolutely disgrapecful to the A mricanm charcter.
But what mus~t be samid of thme pitiful miouth
pieces of senmtimenits so degenerate and degra
ding who drew thii first inspirations of free
dom onm Sothmerns soil aimid the very rights anmd
instittionms so violen'tly assailed-and who, atla
tie, whien the liberties of their native sectioni
are in inmment peril of loss, can leave thme
path of duty amid honor, and latbor with till their
might to reflect ridace uponm the effoirts of their
fellow citizemis to nmintain thmeir rights against
tme lasgless attacks oif a self-wdvied ano:l tyr-ani
cmai majority i What do they deserve ? Rid
icuc or Censure i N o! buat the fate of him,
5oko int time of danger or 5,ar. deserts his count
tr s standard, anid goes over to ib enemy !
.But shall ridicule drivs tus from our. purpose ?
Let Nnrtherin fanatics rail mat our supposed. ar
dor. Let thmem, if they will, mock ait our ini
temerate zeal, and scrupulous jealmiusy of
Sothrena Liberty. Menm of sountd-judgmient
and determined effort have no sickly semnsitive..
ness abont mere traits of character, amid cantt,Ot
he laughed orsnmeered into silemnce or inaction,
when they knoto and feed, that they are enga
ged in a great.'uand honorable cause. Their
steel armor of trath amnd justice is imipervious
to weapuons so slenider and trihiing. They will
cotitemnit all sitch shallow efforts to suppress
their vigilance and activity. Adversariois so
hmollow-earted and pusillanimous can give
them little disquiet.
Time papers re'port the mnarriage itt Ver
mont, or a Mm-. Pyo to Miss Puminkim.
Thme story was probably invented by somne
m ah eitor
State Convenution.
We particularly call the attention of our
readers to the proceedings of the Convention
lately held at Columbia, to consult or the deep.
ly agitating subject of Southern rights. The
Convention was mado up of able and experi
enced men it om nearly every District in the
State, and the caut results of its deliberations
furnish evidence of the solemn earnestness,
with which those men were impressed. In its
Peumble and iesolutions, it will be seen that
the Convention put forth no blustering bravado
-no idle threats, which so oflen disgrace our
popular assemblies; but in the calhi effort of
sober judgment,
Resolved in substance, That it is the deter
imination of the people of our State to stand
firm and steadfast by their plain rights, which
took their origin in the very commencement of
American society, and are fully secured to us
by the terms of the Constitution.
Will the people of our District respond to
the sentiments of the Convention ? Of this
there can be no doubt. They are, we believe.
already prepared fur the emergeny. When
the time lor action comes, they will be, as they
have ever been, among the first and foremost to
derend their rights and to preserve inviolate
the honor of the country. They will not hosi.
tate to niaintain at all ha:ards the great civil
rights aid political freedom purchased to part
by the toils and dangers of their Forefathers,
and now firmly attached to the soil stained
with much of their best heart's blood.
The Scalpel.
The above is the title to:n "Journalof Iealth
adaptcd to popular and professional Reading,
and the erposure of Quackery," published quamr
terly in the city of New-York, and edited by
EDWARD 11. Dixos, 31. D.
We have the May number of this Periodical
on our table, and have been tmsuch pleased nd
instrted iii the perusal of its cotents. The
Author appenrs to have been a pupil of Dr.
Mott; has invented a number of surgical in
strunems; and is the Author of several Medi
cal treatises- the practical nud instructive natmie
of which, has elicited from the general press of
the cantatry the highest encomians. The style
of the writer is highly attractive-plain, pun
gent, racy, and hunoros. His talent at ridi.
ctle and sarcasn is unusil, and the freedomi
with which he gives utterance to his views im
parts a lively interest to the productions of his
pel.
Post Masters, Physicians, Druggists, Book
sellers and others, are reqested to act as agents.
They will receive siz copies for one dollar by
sending casi and post-pnying thleir letters.
Addres. Edwoard 11. DAzon No. 312J New
Yor; Post Ojicc.
Kentucky Military Institute.
We have received a printed Catalogte of
the plan and officers of the above instittte, Ia.
cated tat Frantldin spritas, six miles from Frank
fort. Kentucky.
His Excellency the Governor of Ke hnwky
is Inspector. Aimong the Board of MOU4F we
obverve Gene Peter Dmidley,~ Adjiitllnt ral,
the lon. lenry Clty, llona.- J. J. Catideu,
Co!. Hetiry C. Payne and others.
Cul. F. V. Capers, l.rtirly of our State,
and connaaected with thle State Mitary Acade
iy at Chirlestomn, is thle suplerinttentdent, anid
Professor of .Ilathtemuaties, civil and military
Ingineerinig.
' R ats-Pabable ha'f yearly, ini advance.
Inustitute chatrge for baoard, Tuition, li;:hts.
and wiashaimg, $160)
Ittstiatute charge for board. (Preparatory
Dept,) J30
French, German, atnd Spanish Lan
gutages, extra each, 10
Thme Ac-.aemic year is divided into two ses
ions oft twenmty oneO weeks each-the first be
ginnitng ona the first Momiday in Octobe-the
second on the first Mlonday in Mlarchm. 3;
DFArnI or EowAnn ii. EARLE.--We
are grieved to- learn that this estimable
yunmg gemiemtat died on Ttuesday the
4th inst., at the residence of his sister,
alrs. 31lays, itn Penleoton, where he hmad
gone1to reain: du ring~ his last illtness. Mr.
Earle was theo youngest brother of the late
.lge Earle, and at the timte of his deathm
at Representniive in the Legislutture of this
State foar Grectnville D)istrict, having been
elected to his seat by the largest popular
volta ever givetn for any o:her catididaie
fr the Legislature. His great integrity of
character, public spirit, pure morals atnd
warm natcment for his f-'etnds, secured
him the nttdivided contidlenco atnd- respect
of the whotle community; and he bus died
literta.lly without atn enemty. Thte District
of Greenville hats lust a worthy dtif8 valu
able ciaiy~en, atnd one who promnisedJ to be,
ina every respect, a faithful Representative.
lie wvas disposed to assist ever! public
enterprise of imnportancee, and a liberal for
tuue gave him the power to contribute
freely, t. lie did, to such objects. Sin
cerely do iv" sympathie with the family
andI frietnds of the deceased in this painful
bereavemfent.-Mlountaieer, 18th inst.
MtsacuioLT AcetnxsT.-An unftrita
ate ac-ciudent occurred on Friday evening
last, ont board the brig MagnolIa, which
arrived yesterday from: Sagua la Gran~de.
Mr. John C hutch, thme first mate, fpll froma
the l'oretopmnast crosstress, while going
aloft to look Out for htnd, and strickting
several times in his fall wvent overboard
lifeless, aind sutik intanttly. E very exer
tion wvasmade toobtaitn his body. but with
out effect. Mr. Church was a nativeof Ham
prg, Germany. but had sailed for some
years out of this port, and was an active
aid effieieDr ofleer, andi a highly Eiteemed
gentlemnan.-.3ercur-19th inst.
THE N,c.sSlTy U? ACTtOt .-The
Carrollton (Miss.) Demrocrat very proper
ly remarks:
"iff the people of the South takes no ac
tion: before ite meetig of the next Con
grss, the Northern agitators -witll inter.
p~ret our silence itnto submission, and thtus
force the Somutherni members to a mnost
degrading slience, (io imtitationrof thteir
costituentas) or to an open and violent and
dangerous rupture, which mrust inevitlaly
imperil our glorious Utiion, andl perchance,
lead to violence an~d bloodshed."
The worst pig often gets Lic best polato.
FOR THE ADVERTISER-.
No. I.
The same subject Continued.
This spirit of sickly reform. rising, as
we have stated, in the gieat City and State
of New York, as from a gushing fountain,
is growing into a mighty flunl, which is
destined, we ftear, to overspread this whole
land, carrying with it ruin and devasta
ion. Already it has done much injury.
It has affected niure or less every State in
the Union. Its haneful ellects have been
seriously felt even in our own little com
nonwealth, in which a conservative prin
ciple has been strongly inculcated. It has
raised among us a loud cry fur change.
To what excess it will ultimately lead,
is known only in the inscrutable wis
iom of an Ailwiso Providence. G,d
grani, its ronsequences may not here, as
elsewhere prove fatal to oder and rational
liberty. It is needless it say, wherever
this reckless spirit has gone its influence
has been sad and pernicious.- its inevitB
ble tendency is to unsettle affairs-to pro
duce anarchy and faction ; in a word, to
break down old things however nise and
venerable, and to establish new lowsnever
flimsy and unsubstantial. Its incidental
cotiseqrnences are to cause to be neglecied
talent, learning and virtue, and to' give
full scope to all the evil passions of licen
tious deinagogueism. It requires no phi
losophic eye to discern, that, unless check
ed, it must end eventually in a low state
of politicul morals and organization-in a
word, in the overthrow of all rational
liberty.
llavinig given, as we believe, the true
historical migin of this radical spirit in the
country, it may not be amiss to inquire
into the causes that have given it birth,
and that favr.r its ripid progress among us.
The physician, in order to apply a proper
remedy, should know not only when a
disease originates and on what part of the
body it first shows itself, but should search
out likewise the causative agencies tOat
produce it. We know of but tvo main
causes io which to ascribe the evil alluded
to-one is the character of our liberal go
ernment and institutions'; the other is. the
def tive moral and political knowledge
among the people.
it is not our intention, at present, to
institute anything like a philosophical
analysis of these causes. That would be
in a short essay like this, entirely out of
place. Our design is only to make sug
ge.tions,
We do not believe, then, it is the inhe
rent tendency of our itistit utions to produce
tile leveling spirit now tife in the land.
TI.is is, douttless, an excrescence from
our admirable polity-the result of a
failure to comply with its true intent and
high demands; the omtission to practise
virtue and Fromote knowledge-the firm
substructures on which rests our govern
met. In a country like this, we think
our present Federative system, the best
style of governmnent for a population of
freemen. It is well ndapted in our judg
iment, to check anything like despotic pow
er on the one hand, or leveling democracy
on theother. It is highly fitted to preserve
order and right, but at the same ime
amply to secure popular liberty. imdeedt,
when we look to the Bdnirahle structure
of our constitution, and see the nie ndap
talion of its paris to the wais and happi
niess of~ a free people ; the just balance of
all its poer as betweetn the party gov
erning and the patty gotverned ;-how
well it chtecks on one hantd the encroach
mnents of Execiuti~ve power,~ and on the
other t he a:;ressiv ye rann ey of n umuerical
mnajorities or factions-we are struck with
wonider at the wisdom of its framers, atnd
aire forced to conclude, that so long as the
governmOenit shall he faiirly administered
according to the wise provisions of that
noble instrument. it will, hetter than any
m~ter polity, secure to ourt peoiplo pros
perity antd happiness. lf in the experience
of our tim tal legislat'on other sesults
have appeared, they are not ascribabtle to
the governmtient itself, but to its mnal-ad
mainistragtion !
TIo thme other cause, then, viz :-To thec
defective moral and political informnat ion
among the people, must the referred the
levelinig eifect of the political spirit of the
age. Wheire morals and knowledge are
wantittg, things have a certain tendency to
disorder antd tmjustice, and the best gov,
ernmntt that can be devised cantnot control
this tendeaey. It is alone moral inttelli
gence united with just tnotions of govern
mett that enn sustain toe political economy
of the world. Without these in a pre
eminent degree, political society is tnatu
rally pronet to Inctioni. Clashinginteresis,
unconitrolled by a pirit of enlightened patri
otism, will prtoduce comtbinations, in which
opp~osite parties are sure to disregard the
rights of one another, and the cou~d of the
whole. This is the case of our coutttry at
present. To the 1:iolence of fiction mayj
we trace nearly all thme legislative tyranny,
and oppression of the dlay. Now, as itn the
days when thu Federalist was penined, the
political evils that afilict us, "must he
chiefly if nt wholly effects tf the unstendi
ness andh injustice with which a factious
spirit has tainted our public administra
tions." "
Now this "factious epirit" is greatly
incereased by a want amotig the people of
proper nlotiutns as to their rights arid privi'
leges, and as to their political relations
with one another. Thievagueness of their
knowledge touching these matters, often
hetrays the people into acts of gross injus
tice, aud opens a wvide field for the tricks
and tmachinations of demagogues-the
worst enemiies of a free country. Under
the guise of friendship these men impose
upon the credulity and ignorance of their
Fellow-citizens, and put forth their factious
efforty with a view solely to personal ag
grand izement. It is their studied policy
to effect changes in society and to degrade
thfe knowledge and virtue of the people,
since ont ignorance, passion, change and
excitement depend their hopes of success.
The good and inatelligenit of all ages and
sexes arc deeply interested in putting down
these pests ofrsocieiy. The mostr effectual
way of doing this, and of correclinig a
"fac-.ious spirit'' among the people, is, for
he people to enlighten one anothei-. Dem.
agogues shrink from the light of knowl
edge as evil-doers from the light of day,
and as kntowledge advatnces, prejudice and
faction decline. Let us, therefore, get
wisdom atnd unrderstanidinig. Lct us learn
cdclit~-nam~c alad...,..
to know fully our polititd rights an'
'uties. This is the only sure antidote
against political tricksters and against cor
rupt exercises of power.
As one of the people, feeling a deep
interest in the welfare of our State and
Uountry, we intend to give our sentiments
reely and boldly on matters affectiug the
public weal.
We propose to give a few practical
4ssays on subjects conneetcd with political
Ethics. and influencing the daily acts of the
Citizen !
ONE oF THE PEoPLE.
From the South Carolinian.
PROCEEDINGS OF TH E CONVEN.
TION OF DELEGATES.
May 15,-Second Day.
The Convention issembled at ten u'clock
according to adjournment; wheni the Corn.
mittee of Twenty-one, through Hon. F.
H. Elmore, reported the following resole
ions for the action of the Delegates from
the various districts of the State
Resolved, That a full and deliberate ex
atination of the i hole subject has forced
a deep conviction on the )elegates of the
Committees of Safty here assembled from
the several Districts and Parishes in the
State. that alarming and imminent peril
is hanging over the institutions and sov.
ereign rights of the slaveholding States,
caused by unconstitutional and mischiev
ous interference with our domestic slavery
end the rights cf slaveholders, on the part
ix the people of the North, their Legisla
ures, Courts, and RLepresentatives in Con
gress; and by withholdinig from the aids
and remedies guarantied by the Constitu
tion. That atgunents and appeals to
cease and abstaii from tihis course of un.
provoked wrong and insult have been
exhausted in unavailing efforts, which h3ve
onuly been followed bty repetitions of injury
and aggressions morc alarming, persevered
in with ;t appearance of concert and de.
termination, which leaves to us no alter
native but abject and humiliating submis.
ion, or a like concert and determination in
tmaintaitng our constittiional rights and in
defending our property and persons thus
wantaonly put in danger. That South Car.
olina should stand prepared, as she now is,
to enter into council. and to tako that "-firm,
united and concerted action" with other
Southern and So.uth-westeru States in this
emergency. which the preservation of their
comimton honor, sovereignty and constitu
tional privileges deumands, and to maintain
them at every hazard. and to ilte last ex
tremity-and that, in view of this alarm
ing conlitiou of public aniairs, a Central
State Committee of Vigilance and Safety,
to consist of Five members. be now raised
by ballot, to correspond with other Corm
tnittees and persons in this and other States,
with a view to such concerted and united
meastres as may be expedient in any
emergency that may arise. .
2. Resolued, Tant wo entirely approve
"The Addsess of Southern Delegates ir
Congress to their constituents," and the
wise aid patriotic cturse of those Senators
and Revresentnives who signed the same.
3. Resolved. That we confide implicitly
itn the wisdon and firtmness of the State
nuithorities ror-.maininining our constitta
tional rights, equality and honor, and tlat
we ieartily approve the course hitherto
adopted by themt in relation to the aggres
sions of the non-Stnveholding States.
d1. Resolvecd, TFh.t we wottld regard the
passatgo by Cottgtress of the Wilmnot Pro
visio, or any mieasure for abolishitng slavery
or the s!ave trade, or thte admitting slaves
to vote int the District of Columbia, or of
any equivalent meansuere, as a direct attack
upon1) thIe instit uuttns of the S laveholditng
States, atnd as such to he resisted by thsetm
ut every hazaird; andl that,itn either ofstucht
events, the Governor be, and he is hereby,
requested to convetne the Legislature. if it
is tnot in sesiotn, to consider the modo atnd
measttre of redlress.
5. Rosol red, That we do concur in and
adopt the Resolutions which have twice
been cotfttmedl by the Legislature of Vir
gitmaas conttainn the clearest position
of the rights and duties of the several
Statesi, feeling atnd believing that she will
contne firm and resolute in miaiotinintg
what bshe htas aninounced with so nmucha
wisdomn antd deliberation, end that the
liberties, honor and interest of the Slave
holding States will be safe under her load.
Pending these resolutitons, the Conven
tion was addressed by Messrs. Strobhnrt,
Eaves, Perry, Pope. Elmnore, McCord,
Spaitn, atnd Ilutson, wvhen the resolutiotns
were taketn up) separately and collectively,
andI passed without a dissenting voice.
Mr. Eaves offered the following resolu
tion. whlich was also agreed to:
Resolved, Trhat we earnestly reco
muntd ttt the several districts anid parishecs,
as an essetntial mteasiure, to preserve and
perfect their orgatuization of Committees
or Vigilantce and Safety. for the purpose of
correspondence and concert of actiotn, ad
especially exert themselves to spread useful
informtat ion before the people, and to tdetect
atad bting to justice all ofl'euders against
our peace and institutiots.
Ont motiotn of Mr. McCord, the chair
appointed a Committee of Twenty one to
nominate the members tof the State Cen
tral Committee of Vigilatnce and Safety,
when thte following gentlemen were noma
ntedl and elected, viz:
F. H. Elmore, James Gadsden, Wade
Hattpton, D. J. McCord andI F. W.
Pickens.
Judge Huger retired from the Chair,
and Governor Richardson was appointed
Chairman pro tem.
Ottnmotion of Mr. M~eans. it was
Resolred, unanimnously, That the thanks
of' the mneetitng are hereby tendered to outr
veterable Chairmana, for the able, digni
fied, nnd courteous manne~r in which he
has presided over the deliberations of this
boty.
Tihe President returned to the Chair and
addressed the Convettiont in a very fceling
mannier, after whtich, on miotiona,
The Cotnvention adjourned sine die.
LIST OF DELEGATES.
From St. Phillip's and St. Michael's.
D. E. H uger, Wtm. Aikett, C. T. Lown-'
des, C. G. Memttuinger. Datniel Hey ward.
F. HI. Elmnore, WV. E. Martin, Jas. Rose.
James Gadstden, J. E. Carew,.James Si
nions, G. Matuigattlt. WV. D. Porter.
St. Stephens's Parish.-W. Biulose, S.
WV. Palmer.
St oh' r R.,, knle-.Jamcs Ferguson,
Wi. Cain, A. Itevenel, W. Sinkler, T.
W. Porcher.
St. Jaites' Santee-Samuel Cordes, S.
r. Palmer.
St. Luke's-R. W. Singellton,' James
Ak. Strobnjart, '.. L. Tillinighast, T. '
lrayton.
St. Ptter's-Sidney Smith.
Orange-Thomas W. Glover, Williati
M lutson, J. G. Guignard.
St. Matlew's-D. J. McCord, William
Keitt.
Georgetown Distrie-R. F. W. Allston,
B. Ii. Wilson, J. J. Ward, E. F. Herriot1
f. M. Commander.
Cudleton District-Davil Walker, MI
E. Carn, J. B. Perry, J. C. Oswald, E.
3rownlee. N. leyward, Jr.
BurnoeUl-Richrd A. Gantt, Thomas
Rayser, Sr., W. A. Ottens.
Lerington-A. G. Summer, If. Caunh
man, P. H-. Todd, J. C. Geiger, Silas
Johnson, H. Arthur.
Edgefield-F. W. Pickens, A. Simp
kins, Jas. Tompkins.
Pendleton-James L. Orr,
Grucnrille-lB. H. Perry, Elias Eari
Laurens-C. P. Sullivan, Robeit Cun.
ninghain, if. C. Young.J. I. Irby.
Newberry-Simeon Fair, J. W. Duc
ket, J-. Muffett, James Boud, Thomas H,
Pope.
Uniorz-A. W. Thompson, J. H. Dogan,
Z. P. Ilertdon,.B. [I. Rice.
York-J. D. Wither-poon.
1.ancaster-J. Williams, T. J. Wright,
Chester-N. R. Eaves, S. McAliley,
Matthew Williams, I). Wilson, James A6.
Leevis.
Fairfielcl-J. 11. Means, T. S. Dubosef
David Aiken, David Gaillard, James D.
Sirother.
Richland-Wade Hampton, J. H. Ad.
ams. R. R. Goodwyn, Joseph A. Black,
E. Sill. A. H. Giadden, John S. Preston,
Maxey Gregg,
Kershaw-James Chesnut, Jr., W. E.
Johnson, J. M. DeSaussure, Jas. B. Ker.
shaw.
SujMpter-John P. Richardson, John J.
Moore, W. Nettles, jphn L. Manning. S.
W. Witherspoon, A. C. Spain, J. D. Ash
more, F. J. Moses.
Darlington-E'. A. Law, J. A. Dargan.
Thioma-i C. Evans. S. J. Ervin.
IIilliamsburg-N. G. Rich, Samuel J.
Montgomery, J.-. Chapman.'
Mastborough-N. B. Thomas, Robert
A. McTyer. P. W. Pledger.
Chesterfield-W. J. H anna, E. B. C.
Cash, Alleu McFarland, S.W. Evans,
From ihe Culumbiateegraph, I1k inst.
LATER NEWS FROM EUROPE.
ARRIVAL OF THE
STEAM SHIP CANADA.
The following Despatch announcing the
arrival of the Canada, was received at this
alice lait nigh', dated
BALTIMORE, May 16.
The Canada has arrived at Halifax ,. -
ringing dates from Liverpool .to th
nst a tt.
Since the sailing of the
impI'orts of Co tonl1a
red and thirteef ON
nd - seventyse
iundreXbd
Ind frtry-nine-wve' .ni
The prices #)r Anderican
inalities were low, and ofMm
Egyptian and lBrazils, fo~ur t arco
Orleans four thtree fourths.
.SscosD DIsPA'rCI. .
Another.r feelinig or depsession in tihd
traitn Market has taken place, the weather
|l~ely hauvinig been very faivorable to the
growing crops er using buyers of Corn to
confinie their operations to their immediate
wants. A: Mark Lar.e, oa Wednesday,
English WVheat sold at a decline of Otne to
two shiltinigs a quarter; and concessinns
were made in Flour and Cortn.
Ont thte following day Wheat Flour
barely maintained former prices, but Corn
rcovered frotm ptevious debression.
From the Charleston Mercury.
POLITICAL NEWS BY THlE SHIP
CANADA.
Offcial notice had been received at
P.rib of the intervention of Russia itn the
diiuties between Austria atnd Hungary.
Russia is understood to have placed -a
large force, at the disposal of Austria,
amontintg, it is said, to one hundred and
fifty thnu-in:d men0.
Th le Ilungarians have every where been
vitorious over the Austrians, and have.
nearlyannihilated their army. The great
et alarm prevails at Vienna.
The King of Prussia htas definitely re
fused to accept the Imperial Crownt of
Germany, which had occasioned a slight
outbreak at Frankfurt.
There is no prospect of peace between
Denmark anud Prussia.
More trocups have left Toulon for Romet
and it is reported that Marshal Ouditnot
had'reachedl Rome, anu'l that t he people
hd risen in favor of the restoration of tlhe
Pope, and the memibers of the Republican
Goverment had fled.
The Tuscan troops have entered the
city of Leghorn.
The Sicilians, beaten at all points, hav-o
submitted to Naples.
The war in the Punjaub is considered'
as ended.
In the British Parliament the affairs of
Canada were incidentally introduced, but
the Minister was very guarded upton the
subjiect.
Thte breach bctwveen Lnuis Napoleon.
antd his cousin has widened into quite a,
serious quarrel,
A rtsstoss -rO THE BAa.-By the Co..
lumbia papers wve learn that on Wednes,.
day last the Court of Appeals admitted
the following gentlemen to plead and
practice in the Courts of La w in this State :
Wmt. H. Campbell, Columbia.
0. 31. Datzler, St. Mathews.
Thomas Evans, Marion.
L. L. Frazer, Jr.. Sumter.
Augustus E. G rice, Marion.
J. Douglass Kirkpatrick, Charleston.
Jnhnt J. MlcLure. Chester.
Wmn. A. Moore, York.
John E. Phillippe, Charleston.
Virginius J. Tobias, Charleston. .
Clemum C. Tracy, Bleaufort.
John S. Stnead, esq- a practising Attor
ney, from -the State of Georgia, was ad
mied undr the Act of 1812.